Major whittlesey lost battalion games

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Charles White Whittlesey (January 20, 1884 – November 26, 1921) was a United States Army Medal of Honor recipient who led the Lost Battalion in the Meuse–Argonne offensive during World War I. He committed suicide by drowning when he jumped from a ship en route to Havana on November See more.


major whittlesey lost battalion games

The lost battalion pigeon

What did Whittlesey decide to do?

What happened to the lost battalion

Over the next 6 days the battalion would beat off repeated German counter-attacks until they were relieved on October 8th.

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Soon after the rescue of the Lost Battalion, Major Whittlesey was promoted to lieutenant colonel.